QualiTest adds automated testing to blockchain

[Fairfield, Connecticut, January 26th, 2018, originally published in Enterprise Times by Charles Brett] – QualiTest Group, the world’s largest pure play QA and independent software testing company, QualiTest Group, a QA and independent software testing company, has launched a blockchain testing service. The new testing functionality facilitates testing of/for blockchain applications and smart contracts. This fits a valuable niche with the growing use of blockchain technology across multiple industries.

“We are very excited to launch this new testing service. As one of the first firms to offer this unique testing functionality, we are confident that others will follow suit as the demand for blockchain testing grows with the increasing adoption of blockchain technology across industries,” said Jeff Wheat, Direct of Cyber Operations at QualiTest. “Along with its positive features, every new technology has its own inherent risks and potential flaws, and we are here to ensure that the industries implementing blockchain to store their vital data remain secure and glitch-free.”

QualiTest and blockchain
Blockchain adoption is accelerating. It has the potential to change the way enterprise records are kept. To succeed, the application of blockchain needs software testing.
Industries where such testing will be critical include finance, cryptocurrency, government, defense, energy and healthcare. All these are experimenting or implementing encrypted blockchain distributed ledgers system in the search for:
– streamlining business processes
– increasing transparency
– reducing (though probably never eliminating) prevent fraud.

The World Economic Forum even predicts that 20% of global GDP will be stored on blockchain technology by 2027.

By intent, this testing functionality will complement the ongoing industry shift toward DevOps.

What does this mean
An Achilles heel of all new software is testing. This is inevitable. After all you cannot test something that does not yet exist. This availability of automated and standardized testing is evidence that blockchain/distributed ledger technologies are moving solidly into the enterprise IT mainstream. Many enterprises should feel more confident that, with QualiTest-like blockchain testing, they do not have to do everything, as has been the predominant case.

About QualiTest Group

QualiTest is the world’s largest pure play software testing and quality assurance specialist. QualiTest designs and delivers solutions that leverage deep industry-specific understanding with cutting-edge testing technology. QualiTest offers a wide range of personalized testing solutions with years of expertise in the technology, telecom, healthcare, finance, defense, media, utilities and retail industries. With offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel and India, the company serves over 500 customers worldwide. QualiTest is backed by majority equity holder, Marlin Equity Partners since 2016.